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Teen Shot and Mugged

An Albuquerque teenager is recovering from two gunshot wounds after police say someone opened fire on him after a mugging.

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Updated: 5:28 PM MDT Apr 18, 2016

Teen Shot and Mugged

An Albuquerque teenager is recovering from two gunshot wounds after police say someone opened fire on him after a mugging.

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Updated: 5:28 PM MDT Apr 18, 2016

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WEBVTT MONTOYA SAYS HE DECIDED HE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING TO T AND PROTECT OTHERS HEADING TO WORK AND SCHOOL. JOSEPH MONTOYA FOUGHT BACK TEARS WHILE TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING. THE SOPHOMORE LEAVES HOME JUST AFTER 6:00 EACH DAY BUT TODAY, HE SAYS 18 WITH A GUN APPROACHED HIM. >> I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS. >> HE DID GIVE UP HIS PHONE BUT SAYS THE GUY KEPT WALKING IN THE DIRECTION OF MONTOYA'S HOUSE. HE SAYS HIS MOTHER LEAVES FOR WORK AROUND THE SAME TIME. >> I FELT LIKE IF YOU LOVED ME, HE WOULD MOKE MY MOTHER. HE MIGHT EVEN SHOOT SOMEONE. >> HE SAID HE DECIDED TO TRY TO CHASE THE GUY AWAY AND HE WAS SHOT. >> HE STARTED TO RUN AND GOT HIS GUN OUT AND STARTED SHOOTING ME LIKE THIS ABOUT FOUR TIMES. >> I HEARD FOUR OR FIVE GUNSHOTS. DIANNE RUSSELL SAYS SHE LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW A YOUNG MAN RUNNING AWAY. >> HOW SAID. -- SAID. -- SAD.

Teen Shot and Mugged

An Albuquerque teenager is recovering from two gunshot wounds after police say someone opened fire on him after a mugging.